There’s a wasp/hornet nest hanging right outside my window and try as I might, I can’t identify them. Of the subfamily Polistinae, paper wasps? The material and the cell-like structures of the nests do vaguely resemble that of paper wasps. And the entire thing is attached to the wall/ceiling by a short stalk. Can’t think [...]
Posts from ‘March, 2006’
Acronyms
True to the S’porean tendency to apply abbreviations to whatever words whenever possible, I’ve found these while going about my business:
APPLES: Application for Passport On-line Electronic System
OSCARS: One-Stop Change of Address Reporting Service (to inform participating government agencies and statutory boards of your change of residential address)
And if A*STAR wasn’t unoriginal enough, here’s another [...]
Wildlife in the house?
I haven’t stepped out of my home since I arrived on Monday night. Been revising haaard… almost halfway through Applied Eco. Almost. So far – a lime butterfly and a cicada have paid me a visit. The former’s an adult reared by my sis while still a caterpillar, and the latter… well, you could say [...]
Last days of term: Dr Lamb's experiment, NHM, Anna's birthday, and sushi-making
I’m not gonna bother explaining what yesterday’s Lamb experiment was about – Xi, having been one of the seven (six?) experimental subjects, has a full account on her blog. All I can say was that it was great fun – no, I didn’t drink, I shot, I witnessed a lot of things I would have [...]
Coming to an end…
Photos from today. Yeah, Xi helped – in the Entomology Dept! I still haven’t told Mick. I’ve told him that I’d be going back to S’pore for the term break and so he shouldn’t be expecting me at work for a while, but I haven’t told him about my FYP and what will come after [...]
Dippy banquet
NHM’s Central Hall was transformed into a banquet hall of sorts yesterday. Men in black were rappelling down the columns hanging up a Big Black Cloth with Starry Lights, a lady was arranging yellow candles on the main stairway, Dippy the dino was lit up red from the underside, and a lot of other people [...]
Want… shower…
I really really ought to have a shower.
But there’s no gas… for the upteenth time. No hot water.
Sometimes, I wonder. This sucks. So much so for all the rent and the other bills.
Twice we were completely waterless, once the toilet bowl was stuffed and full to the brim of floating poo.
I [...]
Final piece of coursework ever
This is the last assignment I’ll ever get in my degree course… gotta make the poster presentation a good one! Since I’ve finished this earlier than expected, I think I’ll wrap up the final bits and pieces tomorrow and make a visit to the NHM. Haven’t been down in a while; Mick’s gonna wonder what’s [...]
'Rojak!'
SingSoc Major Event 2006: Rojak! last night – photos
I didn’t do anything this year, didn’t perform, organise, advise, or anything. I’d prolly fade out from the workload had I taken up juggling yet another ball. I was a photographer, as usual. It has become my default position of responsibility, the only nature of my involvement [...]
Kew & horti
Our Conservation Bio course saw us visiting Kew Gardens on Friday (my first visit was two years ago), and I had initially hoped that we’d be treated to some behind-the-scenes demos. But nooo… throughout the day, we sat through lectures after lectures – the most number of lectures we have ever had in a day [...]
